88Nine Labs: Hack MKE Music

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On June 9 - 10, 88Nine Labs, presented by <A HREF="https://www.northwesternmutual.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Northwestern Mutual</A>, will host its first hackathon of 2018, inspired by the announcement of<A HREF="https://www.backlinemke.org/about/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Backline</A>, which is an accelerator for musicians in the Milwaukee area.  The hackathon will take on challenges to help the local music scene with booking, performance &amp; creation, engaging with fans, distribution and more.
88Nine Labs invites coders, designers, and musicians to collaborate on these challenges to help musicians, venues, and the entire local music scene from Saturday, June 9 through Sunday, June 10.
All projects and Intellectual Property built and developed at this event belong completely to the teams. However, to generate the widest benefit from this event, we encourage attendees to provide Open Source licenses for the results of their work.
<H2>Challenges*</H2>
*some of these challenges were modified from the recent SXSW hackathon
<H3>Creation &amp; Performance</H3>
How can technology make the music creation and performance process easier, more innovative and engaging? For example: Is there a way that musicians can use AR to create exclusive content at their shows?
<H3>Distribution</H3>
How can technology make the distribution of music and merchandise easier and more affordable for artists? Is there technology that can help an artist reach a bigger audience with their content?
<H3>Ticketing &amp; Booking</H3>
How can technology help musicians make it easy and affordable to sell tickets to local shows?  How can technology help venues, bookers and musicians make the booking process easier?
<H3>Fans &amp; Consumers</H3>
How can technology improve the fan’s experience within the local music scene and feel connected to it?
<H3>Commerce &amp; Industry</H3>
How is money getting to artists and rights holders? Can technology like blockchain help facilitate and manage the process? Can technology help musicians create contracts and get paid from local gigs easier?
<H3>Cross-Discipline</H3>
How can creators collaborate more easily and more creatively across audio, visual, and immersive fields?
<H2>Schedule</H2>
SATURDAY
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09:00 - Doors Open &amp; Registration/light breakfast
10:00 - Welcome talks, icebreakers, idea formation
11:00 - Hacking Starts
12:00 - Lunch/Hacking
17:00 - Dinner
18:00 - Hacking
20:00 - Wrap up hacking for the day
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SUNDAY
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Hacking
12:00 - Lunch
16:00 - Wrap up hacking and prepare for show &amp; tell
16:30 - Show &amp; Tell
17:30 - Pizza &amp; Beer
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<H2>Sponsor</H2>
<A HREF="https://www.northwesternmutual.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><IMG SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/3257640/nwmhackathonhalf.jpg"></IMG></A>
 
<H2>FAQs</H2>
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
Parking available on the street 
What is a hackathon?
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Hacking is creative problem solving.
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A hackathon is any event of any duration where people come together to solve problems. Most hackathons I’ve run also have a parallel track for workshops.
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Participants typically form groups of about 2-5 individuals, take out their laptops (if the event is technology themed), and dive into problems. Training workshops are a great parallel track especially for newcomers but also for all participants.

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